at 05/08/13 2:14PM
510 unread posts. I'm not even go to try to read them. Hah!
Whats been going on with me, you ask?
Well, here is a list!
I'm one year older (which means I'm 17).
Not quite sure as to what I want to do with the rest of my life.
I have another niece/nephew on the way.
I am very glad that its summer.
My grandma and I have been watching The Voice (love, love, LOVE that show).
I'll be going to Colorado for 2 weeks in June.
I'll be going to Tennessee in July for a few days (for the Kingsport studies).
I'll be going on a 2 day trip with my Grandma, exploring underground railroads (also in July).
I was going to go to DOV, but due to something that came up, I probably won't be going.
That's what has been going on with me...Or what will be going on with me. :)
at 01/30/13 9:40PM
I have not been on here in...FORever!!! 0.0
I have some exciting news, though! We welcomed niece/grand-daughter #3 on January 26. Sophia Marie Hopper, I don't remember her weight or measurements, but she's very plump!! :)
For pictures go to my
mom's Pleothing. lol
~LJ
(Ya'll be proud of me, I remembered how to tag people! Hah!)
at 06/20/12 8:43AM
"In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings.
As I drew near the wall of files, the first to catch my attention was one that read "Girls I Have Liked." I opened it and began flipping through the cards. I quickly shut it, shocked to realize that I recognized the names written on each one.
And then without being told, I knew exactly where I was. This lifeless room with its small files was a crude catalog system for my life. Here were written the actions of my every moment, big and small, in a detail my memory couldn't match.
A sense of wonder and curiosity, coupled with horror, stirred within me as I began randomly opening files and exploring their content. Some brought joy and sweet memories; others a sense of shame and regret so intense that I would look over my shoulder to see if anyone was watching. A file named "Friends" was next to one marked "Friends I Have Betrayed".
The titles ranged from the mundane to the outright weird. "Books I Have Read", "Lies I Have Told", "Comfort I Have Given", "Jokes I Have Laughed At." Some were almost hilarious in their exactness: "Things I've Yelled At My Brothers". Others I couldn't laugh at: "Things I Have Done In My Anger", "Things I Have Muttered Under My Breath At My Parents". I never ceased to be surprised by the contents. Often there were many more cards than I expected. Sometimes fewer than I hoped.
I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the life I had lived. Could it be possible that I had the time in my years to write each of these thousands or even millions of cards? But each card confirmed this truth. Each was written in my own handwriting. Each signed with my signature.
When I pulled out the file marked "Songs I Have Listened To," I realized the files grew to contain their contents. The cards were packed tightly, and yet after two or three yards, I hadn't found the end of the file. I shut it, shamed, not so much by the quality of music, but more by the vast amount of time I knew that file represented. When I came to a file marked "Lustful Thoughts," I felt a chill run through my body. I pulled the file out only an inch, not willing to test its size, and drew out a card. I shuddered at its detailed content. I felt sick to think that such a moment had been recorded.
An almost animal rage broke on me. One thought dominated my mind: "No one must ever see these cards! No one must ever see this room! I have to destroy them!" In insane frenzy I yanked the file out. Its size didn't mattered now. I had to empty it and burn the cards. But as I took it at one end and began pounding it on the floor, I could not dislodge a single card. I became desperate and pulled out a card, only to find it as strong as steel when I tried to tear it.
Defeated and utterly helpless, I returned the file to its slot. Leaning my forehead against the wall, I let out a long, self-pitying sigh. And then I saw it. The title bore "People I Have Shared With About My Belief In Jesus." The handle was brighter than those around it, newer, almost unused. I pulled on its handle and a small box fell into my hands. I could count the cards it contained on one hand.
And then the tears came. I began to weep. Sobs so deep that the hurt started in my stomach and shook through me. I fell on my knees and cried. I cried out of shame, from the overwhelming shame of it all. The rows of file shelves swirled in my tear-filled eyes. No one must ever, ever know of this room. I must lock it up and hide the key. But then as I pushed away the tears, I saw Him. No, please not Him. Not here. Oh, anyone but Jesus.
I watched helplessly as He began to open the files and read the cards. I couldn't bear to watch His response. And in the moments I could bring myself to look at His face, I saw a sorrow deeper than my own. He seemed to intuitively go to the worst boxes. Why did He have to read every one?
Finally He turned and looked at me from across the room. He looked at me with pity in His eyes. But this was a pity that didn't anger me. I dropped my head, covered my face with my hands and began to cry again. He walked over and put His arm around me. He could have said so many things. But He didn't say a word. He just cried with me.
Then He got up and walked back to the wall of files. Starting at one end of the room, He took out a file and, one by one, began to sign His name over mine on each card.
"No!" I shouted rushing to Him. All I could find to say was "No, no," as I pulled the card from Him. His name shouldn't be on these cards. But there it was, written in red so rich, so dark, so alive. The name of Jesus covered mine. It was written with His blood. He gently took the card back. He smiled a sad smile and began to sign the cards. I don't think I'll ever understand how He did it so quickly, but the next instant it seemed I heard Him close the last file and walk back to my side. He placed His hand on my shoulder and said, "It is finished!"
I stood up, and He led me out of the room. There was no lock on its door. There were still cards to be written."
--I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Joshua Harris.
at 05/24/12 1:44PM
Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. -Romans 6-
at 05/22/12 9:42PM
Good news. :D
Keegan had a doctor appointment, the doctors said he could get his g-tube out sometime in September!
Bad news. :(
Keegan accidentally tore out his g-tube (ALL of it!) today. He didn't make a big deal about it. Mark and Nicole didn't notice till awhile later. It had started to close. They called the doctors.
Good news. :D
And the doctors said NO MORE G-TUBE IN HIS TUMMY!! So. Keegan doesn't have to have a tube in his stomach anymore!!!
Ehh news.
This means that they have to work really hard to make sure he gets all the liquids he needs. He still has a hard time with some liquids. So. Prayers for that would be quite lovely! :)
~Bill Capehart (Dad)
~Wendi Capehart (mom)
~Kristin Hopper (Sister # 2)
~Krystal (sister # 4)
~Becca (sister # 5)
~Elise Brown
~Sabrina Stone
~Aunt Dot Walton (not really aunt)
~Andrew Walton
~Mrs. Harrison
~Kendra Harrison
~Rebekah Harrison
~Ashley Harrison
~Hannah Harrison
~Mrs.Whitehead
~Miss Sonja
~Mrs.Fuhrmann
~Anthony Hamilton
~Zachary Hamilton
~Mrs.Perz
~Julia Perz
~Hannah Perz
~Leah Perz
~JoAnna Scribner
~Mrs. Broadus
~Ethan Tweedie
~George Tweedie
~Elizabeth Calvert
~Meghan Pahr
~Connie Driedger
~Mr. Chetalat
~Mrs. Jensie Chetelet
~Mrs.Raif
~Mr.Raif
~Mr. Steven Raif
~Katie Thompson
~ Elaine Green
~Kym Graves
I don't think I've watched The Voice with exception of maybe one time. Clearly I am missing out. ;)
You're getting to be quite the world traveler, Miss Thang. ;) Most of the traveling I've ever done was by myself back before I was married. Really always enjoyed it.
It sounds like you will be having a busy, and hopefully highly enjoyable summer. =)